Year
2014
Population
54729551
Population, Rural
35.69
Population, Female
51.58
Working age population
66.26
Working age population, Male
17580172
Working age population, Female
18682203
Age dependency ratio
50.93
Labour force participation, Female
46.61
Labour force participation, Male
60.65
Employment in Agriculture
13.97
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
6252.32
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line
20.5
Real GDP growth (inflation-adjusted)
1.41
GDP at current market prices
380908.89
Inflation rate
6.14
Growth in broad money supply
7.87
External debt outstanding (% of GDP)
38.06
Current account balance (% of GDP)
-4.81
Fiscal balance (% of GDP)
-3.61
Poverty headcount ratio at international poverty line
20.5
Unemployment rate
24.9
Remittances (% of GDP)
0.24
Gross enrolment ratio
104.79
Gross enrolment ratio, Male
103.96
Gross enrolment ratio, Female
105.63
Adult literacy rate
94.14
Adult literacy rate, Adult Female
93.07
Adult literacy rate, Adult Male
95.29
Adult financial literacy rate
42
Access to electricity
85.9
Access to electricity, Urban
86.9
Access to electricity, Rural
84.1
Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
6.69
Mobile phone ownership
49.38
ATMs per 100,000 adults
64.41
ATMs
25240
POS machines
394000
Handset affordability
57.09
Mobile connectivity index
56.17
Network coverage
71.5
Mobile Data Affordability
58.13
Mobile Cellular Subscribers per 100 inhabitants
145.35
Fixed -broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitant
3.13
Account ownership
70%
Account ownership, Female
70%
Account ownership, Male
70%
Account ownership, Youth
54%
Ownership of debit/credit card
56%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Female
56%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Male
55%
Ownership of debit/credit card, Youth
39%
Inactive account
1%
Inactive account, Female
1%
Inactive account, Male
1%
Inactive account, Youth
2%
Mobile money account
14.43
Mobile money account, Female
13.89
Mobile money account, Male
15.03
Mobile money account, Youth
9.57
Volume of mobile money transactions per 1000 adults
156.6
Value of mobile money transactions (% of GDP)
0.05
Made or received a digital payment in the past year
65.99
Made or received a digital payment, female, Female
67.44
Made or received a digital payment, Male
64.38
Made or received a digital payment, Youth
47.73
Received government payments: into an account
35.87
Received government payments: to a card
28.97
Received government payments: in cash only
5.23
Received government payments: into a financial institution account
27.62
Received government payments: through a mobile phone
3.18
Received payments for agricultural products: into a financial institution account
35.57
Received payments for agricultural products: into an account
40.19
Received payments for agricultural products: in cash only
46.66
Sent or received domestic remittances: through a money transfer service
26.4
Sent or received domestic remittances: using an account
58.77
Sent or received domestic remittances: in person and in cash only
15.57
Value of on-device card transactions
145.15
Volume of on-device card transactions
3074000000
Value of all card transactions
149.15
Volume of all card transactions
3176000000
Broad money (current LCU)
2 696 861 976 261
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
125
Population ages 15 and above, female
20 599 081
Population ages 15 and above, male
18 590 073
Population ages 15 and above, total
39 189 156
Population, female (primary + secondary)
7310071
Population, male
26 500 685
Population, male (primary + secondary)
7560018
Population, youth (15-24)
10716328
Urban population
35 197 669
Unemployment rate, Youth
51.3
Labour force participation
53.43